Kia ora Reuben Tilly,

 

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs
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The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as
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November 2018.

 

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removed.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua 
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
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-----Original Message-----
From: Reuben Tilley
[[3]mailto:[FOI #8971 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 31 October 2018 1:34 PM
To: OIA
Subject: Official Information request - Travel taken by Jami-Lee Ross and
Sarah Dowie (MPs) since 2014

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Good afternoon!

I believe you are the entity responsible for compiling travel expenses for
MP's and may be able to assist.

I am trying to find out the travel arrangements of two current MP's;
specifically locations, costs and timings in order to find out which
engagements overlap from 20 September 2014 to the present day.

I am hoping to gain this understanding by seeing the location of expenses
and their time/date or invoiced stay that would be on the specific
invoices or credit card/travel claim statements.

The two MP's in question are:
- Sarah Dowie is the Member of Parliament for Invercargill since 2014.
- Jami-Lee Ross is the Member of Parliament for Botany since 2011.

For validity of the request I can confirm I am currently residing in New
Zealand and a citizen by birth.

Ngâ mihi,
Reuben Tilley

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Good afternoon Reuben Tilly,

Information about travel of Members of Parliament (MPs) is not held by the Department of Internal Affairs, but by the Parliamentary Service.
The Parliamentary Service is not subject to the Official Information Act, therefore your request is not able to be transferred to them for response.

The Department is therefore refusing your request, in accordance with section 18(g) of the Official Information Act.

You are able to contact the Parliamentary Service at [email address] if you would like to enquire with them about how to access this information.

Kind regards,

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua 
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Reuben Tilley [mailto:[FOI #8971 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 31 October 2018 1:34 PM
To: OIA
Subject: Official Information request - Travel taken by Jami-Lee Ross and Sarah Dowie (MPs) since 2014

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Good afternoon!

I believe you are the entity responsible for compiling travel expenses for MP's and may be able to assist.

I am trying to find out the travel arrangements of two current MP's; specifically locations, costs and timings in order to find out which engagements overlap from 20 September 2014 to the present day.

I am hoping to gain this understanding by seeing the location of expenses and their time/date or invoiced stay that would be on the specific invoices or credit card/travel claim statements.

The two MP's in question are:
- Sarah Dowie is the Member of Parliament for Invercargill since 2014.
- Jami-Lee Ross is the Member of Parliament for Botany since 2011.

For validity of the request I can confirm I am currently residing in New Zealand and a citizen by birth.

Ngā mihi,
Reuben Tilley

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #8971 email]

Is [DIA request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Department of Internal Affairs? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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